Support Tools for Research Data Management Plan and Metadata Creation: A Case Study at Keio University

Abstract

With the stream of Open Science, the importance of research data management has been increasingly recognized in Japan. In this context, the immediate open access to research papers funded by public resources, along with their underlying data, is on the verge of becoming mandatory. While open access to publications and the effective utilization of research data contribute significantly to Open Science, they also impose a considerable administrative burden on researchers. To address this challenge and reduce the workload associated with research data management, this paper introduces a case study from Keio University on the development of a support system for research data management planning and metadata annotation.